High paying business and finance jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA run 11.1% above the national average (2024), so a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA salary is worth about 0.90× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$130,380
Bachelor's degree
$78,780 – $209,22026,910
2Management Analysts$126,340
Bachelor's degree
$78,820 – $201,31016,930
3Financial and Investment Analysts$124,790
Bachelor's degree
$80,880 – $177,9406,170
4Labor Relations Specialists$119,200
Bachelor's degree
$60,220 – $190,0701,990
5Personal Financial Advisors$114,540
Bachelor's degree
$57,860 – $435,0403,940
6Logisticians$108,920
Bachelor's degree
$76,960 – $164,6804,420
7Budget Analysts$104,090
Bachelor's degree
$56,160 – $160,310910
8Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$102,170
Bachelor's degree
$59,050 – $184,64018,030
9Business Operations Specialists, All Other$101,920
Bachelor's degree
$66,820 – $171,71038,800
10Insurance Underwriters$100,130
Bachelor's degree
$64,660 – $164,7601,210
11Accountants and Auditors$99,370
Bachelor's degree
$73,250 – $160,64022,100
12Buyers and Purchasing Agents$95,970
Bachelor's degree
$61,450 – $138,4309,960
13Compliance Officers$95,850
Bachelor's degree
$63,510 – $149,0506,440
14Cost Estimators$94,490
Bachelor's degree
$62,020 – $152,2204,340
15Credit Analysts$94,270
Bachelor's degree
$60,830 – $157,280790
16Human Resources Specialists$92,770
Bachelor's degree
$58,610 – $153,96014,120
17Training and Development Specialists$89,550
Bachelor's degree
$51,230 – $140,1505,120
18Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$85,910
Bachelor's degree
$61,400 – $153,7302,220
19Loan Officers$83,720
Bachelor's degree
$38,040 – $164,5703,110
20Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$83,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,990 – $125,8403,840
21Financial Specialists, All Other$82,920
Bachelor's degree
$56,140 – $133,3501,680
22Fundraisers$80,920
Bachelor's degree
$54,150 – $128,4502,630
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$69,890
Bachelor's degree
$46,180 – $101,2302,450
24Tax Preparers$47,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,330 – $71,480780

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$130,380	$78,780 – $209,220	26,910
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$126,340	$78,820 – $201,310	16,930
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$124,790	$80,880 – $177,940	6,170
4	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$119,200	$60,220 – $190,070	1,990
5	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$114,540	$57,860 – $435,040	3,940
6	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$108,920	$76,960 – $164,680	4,420
7	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$104,090	$56,160 – $160,310	910
8	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,170	$59,050 – $184,640	18,030
9	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$101,920	$66,820 – $171,710	38,800
10	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$100,130	$64,660 – $164,760	1,210
11	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$99,370	$73,250 – $160,640	22,100
12	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$95,970	$61,450 – $138,430	9,960
13	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$95,850	$63,510 – $149,050	6,440
14	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$94,490	$62,020 – $152,220	4,340
15	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$94,270	$60,830 – $157,280	790
16	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$92,770	$58,610 – $153,960	14,120
17	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$89,550	$51,230 – $140,150	5,120
18	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$85,910	$61,400 – $153,730	2,220
19	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$83,720	$38,040 – $164,570	3,110
20	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,200	$51,990 – $125,840	3,840
21	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,920	$56,140 – $133,350	1,680
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$80,920	$54,150 – $128,450	2,630
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$69,890	$46,180 – $101,230	2,450
24	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,860	$40,330 – $71,480	780

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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